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the quiet currency that makes contracts binding and humans bearable.
means The act of carefully thinking something through, the regard you show for others' feelings, or — in law — the thing of value each party gives to make a contract enforceable.
from From Latin 'consideratio,' the noun of 'considerare,' meaning to examine or contemplate. The classic (and irresistible) story breaks it into 'con-' (with) plus 'sidus, sideris' (star) — literally to study the stars, as an astrologer or augur might before making a judgment. Whether the original Romans truly meant 'stargazing' is debated, but the stellar root is genuine, and the image of weighing a decision by looking heavenward has stuck for two thousand years.
- legal must
- No contract holds without something exchanged
- peppercorn rule
- Even a single peppercorn counts as valid payment
- latin root
- From considerare, to observe the stars closely
- past consideration
- Favors already done legally count for nothing
consideration in contract law — legal requirement that both parties exchange something of value; foundational principle in english common law since the 17th century